Rat Rod
Owner & Founder
From time to time I stray a little bit from the Rat Rod style of bikes on display here and show off something that I think a lot of folks will appreciate. This time one of those bikes is the 2014 Haro 24" Freestyler BMX Cruiser.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Haro Master Freestyler designed by the Master of Freestyle himself, Bob Haro, Haro decided to produce a vintage line of bikes to honor the occasion. They came up with a 20" Haro Freestyler Dominguez Sport to pay homage to Mike Dominguez, a 24" Master Freestyler (spoked & mags) and a 26" Master Freestyler. John Buultjens, BMX Brand Manager at Haro was kind enough to allow me to order one of these limited edition 24" versions so that I could do a review and show off the bling.
John and his team went out of their way to make sure these bikes were top quality and true to the vintage Haro spirit. Although Haro never made a 24" or 26" Freestyler, the frame and fork design is an exact replica of the 80s model bike only larger for us big kids.
I received my bike yesterday and couldn't wait to get home and tear into the box and build it up. Everything arrived safely without any damage. The assembly went very smoothly with the exception of the chain. The factory white chain that came on the bike was roughly 2-3 links too short so I had to use another chain temporarily until a chrome chain I ordered from Porkchop BMX arrives.
The first thing that you notice about this bike is the chrome and anodized parts. It's like a jewel parked in your garage and it's really hard to beat the look of anodized blue components. As I said before, the quality is really nice on this bike, from the DiaCompe MX1000 style front brake to the ODI Mushroom II grips and the Haro Lineage 3 piece crank set....it's hard to keep from drooling on the thing while you're putting it together.
I got mine assembled and wasn't able to take it for a real test ride until this evening. As you'd expect it was a really smooth, solid ride that felt very nimble. I'm 5'9" tall and 175lbs so the 24" is a decent fit for me. You prefer a roomier beach cruiser feel then you probably want to go for the 26" version. The 24" bike is definitely fun to bomb around on and the size is great for jumps and tricks.
It's a seriously sweet cruiser that is fun to ride and you find yourself staring at it a lot. I've got plans to make a few minor upgrades...mainly pedals, drop out savers, etc. to make the bike my own.
Haro produced a fairly small number of each of these bikes so if you're interested in getting one, you better contact your local Haro dealer STAT before they are gone for good.
Always love companies like this that are down for helping us old geezers relive the glory days.
Visit the Haro site here for more details.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Haro Master Freestyler designed by the Master of Freestyle himself, Bob Haro, Haro decided to produce a vintage line of bikes to honor the occasion. They came up with a 20" Haro Freestyler Dominguez Sport to pay homage to Mike Dominguez, a 24" Master Freestyler (spoked & mags) and a 26" Master Freestyler. John Buultjens, BMX Brand Manager at Haro was kind enough to allow me to order one of these limited edition 24" versions so that I could do a review and show off the bling.
John and his team went out of their way to make sure these bikes were top quality and true to the vintage Haro spirit. Although Haro never made a 24" or 26" Freestyler, the frame and fork design is an exact replica of the 80s model bike only larger for us big kids.
I received my bike yesterday and couldn't wait to get home and tear into the box and build it up. Everything arrived safely without any damage. The assembly went very smoothly with the exception of the chain. The factory white chain that came on the bike was roughly 2-3 links too short so I had to use another chain temporarily until a chrome chain I ordered from Porkchop BMX arrives.
The first thing that you notice about this bike is the chrome and anodized parts. It's like a jewel parked in your garage and it's really hard to beat the look of anodized blue components. As I said before, the quality is really nice on this bike, from the DiaCompe MX1000 style front brake to the ODI Mushroom II grips and the Haro Lineage 3 piece crank set....it's hard to keep from drooling on the thing while you're putting it together.
I got mine assembled and wasn't able to take it for a real test ride until this evening. As you'd expect it was a really smooth, solid ride that felt very nimble. I'm 5'9" tall and 175lbs so the 24" is a decent fit for me. You prefer a roomier beach cruiser feel then you probably want to go for the 26" version. The 24" bike is definitely fun to bomb around on and the size is great for jumps and tricks.
It's a seriously sweet cruiser that is fun to ride and you find yourself staring at it a lot. I've got plans to make a few minor upgrades...mainly pedals, drop out savers, etc. to make the bike my own.
Haro produced a fairly small number of each of these bikes so if you're interested in getting one, you better contact your local Haro dealer STAT before they are gone for good.
Always love companies like this that are down for helping us old geezers relive the glory days.
Visit the Haro site here for more details.
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